diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index ebe776cd4..beedd3ddd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ D1X-Rebirth Changelog
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 arch/include/jukebox.h, arch/sdl/jukebox.c, include/u_mem.h, main/menu.c: Add path browsing feature to make song file/directory selection easier
 include/u_mem.h, main/menu.c: Moving upwards definition of MEM_K so it's not restricted to !NDEBUG; Initialized **i in list_dir_el properly to silence gcc when compiling
+main/menu.c: In select_file_handler properly initialize newpath preventing memory errors and crashes
 
 20100825
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diff --git a/main/menu.c b/main/menu.c
index 20af4b573..57ab954f6 100644
--- a/main/menu.c
+++ b/main/menu.c
@@ -1261,7 +1261,8 @@ int select_file_handler(listbox *menu, d_event *event, browser *b)
 	char **list = listbox_get_items(menu);
 	int citem = listbox_get_citem(menu);
 	const char *sep = PHYSFS_getDirSeparator();
-	
+
+	memset(newpath, 0, sizeof(char)*PATH_MAX);
 	switch (event->type)
 	{
 		case EVENT_NEWMENU_SELECTED: